North Mississippi State Hospital

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North Mississippi State Hospital
Mississippi Department of Mental Health
North Mississippi State Hospital
Geography
Location Tupelo, Mississippi, United States
Coordinates 34°14′15″N88°40′18″W / 34.237436°N 88.671633°W / 34.237436; -88.671633
Organization
Type psychiatric hospital
Services
Beds50
History
OpenedApril 1999
Links
Website www.nmsh.state.ms.us
Lists Hospitals in Mississippi

North Mississippi State Hospital (NMSH) is a 50-bed acute care mental hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health located in Tupelo, Mississippi. [1]

In 1995 the Mississippi State Legislature passed House Bill 960, authorizing the construction of NMSH. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on Thursday, December 19, 1996. The hospital opened in April 1999. NMSH was the first state-operated psychiatric facility to open in over 100 years prior to 1996. [1]

The hospital, with about 100 employees, is a regional facility. [1] NMSH serves Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Desoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Marshall, Monroe, Panola, Prentiss, Pontotoc, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Yalobusha counties. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fact Sheet". North Mississippi State Hospital. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  2. "North Mississippi State Hospital". NMSH. Archived from the original on July 5, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2010.